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Jim Cason

James Allnut Cason Jr.

Position: DB-HB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 171 lbs.
Born: July 25, 1927 in Sondheimer, LA
College: LSU

2-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 7th round (55th overall) of the 1948 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1948 21 SFO rh 13 5 5 46 0 0
1949 22 SFO lh 12 6 9 152 0 0
1950 23 SFO 9 0 1 22 0 22 3 1 0 0
1951* 24 SFO S 12 0 8 147 1 65 1 2 0 0
1952 25 SFO S 10 0 2 4 0 4
1954* 27 SFO RS 9 0 1 1 0 0
1955 28 RAM RDH 12 0 5 41 1 25
1956 29 RAM LDH 12 0 4 63 0 29 0 1 0 0
Career 89 11 34 475 2 65 5 5 0 0
6 yrs SFO 65 11 25 371 1 65 5 4 0 0
2 yrs STL 24 0 9 104 1 29 0 1 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1948 21 SFO rh 13 5 22 309 0 0 14.0 10 212 0 0 21.2 766
1949 22 SFO lh 12 6 21 351 0 0 16.7 11 247 0 0 22.5 706
1950 23 SFO 9 0 11 173 0 33 15.7 2 48 0 25 24.0 724
1951* 24 SFO S 12 0 13 115 0 20 8.8 10 196 0 41 19.6 324
Career 89 11 67 948 0 33 14.1 33 703 0 41 21.3 2521

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1948 21 SFO rh 13 5 20 146 2 59 7.3 11.2 1.5 4 99 24.8 1 0 0.3 7.6 245 3 0
1949 22 SFO lh 12 6 21 70 1 0 3.3 5.8 1.8 5 38 7.6 0 0 0.4 3.2 108 1 0
1950 23 SFO 9 0 38 129 1 24 3.4 14.3 4.2 30 374 12.5 3 43 3.3 41.6 503 4 3
1951* 24 SFO S 12 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.7 13 0 1
1954* 27 SFO RS 9 0 2 1 0 3 0.5 0.1 0.2 1 0 1
Career 89 11 82 351 4 59 4.3 3.9 0.9 40 519 13.0 4 43 0.4 5.8 870 8 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1949 22 SFO lh 12 6 1 2 50.0 38 1 50.0 0 0.0 38 19.0 24.0 38.0 3.2 135.4
1954* 27 SFO RS 9 0 7 13 53.8 40 0 0.0 1 7.7 25 3.1 -0.4 5.7 4.4 27.7
Career 89 11 8 15 53.3 78 1 6.7 1 6.7 38 5.2 2.9 9.8 0.9 62.6

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1948 21 SFO rh 13 5 2 1 18
1949 22 SFO lh 12 6 1 6
1950 23 SFO 9 0 1 3 24
1951* 24 SFO S 12 0 1 6
1955 28 RAM RDH 12 0 1 6
Career 89 11 4 4 2 60
6 yrs SFO 65 11 4 4 1 54
2 yrs STL 24 0 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1951
1954

Long Pass

1949 AAFC 38 (4)

Long Rush

1948 AAFC 59 (4)

Non-Offensive TDs

1951 NFL 1 (9)
1955 NFL 1 (6)

Yds/Touch

1950 NFL 8.9 (10)

Kick Returns

1949 AAFC 11 (8)

Kick Return Yds

1949 AAFC 247 (9)

Punt Returns

1948 AAFC 22 (3)
1949 AAFC 21 (2)

Punt Return Yds

1948 AAFC 309 (3)
1949 AAFC 351 (1)
Career 948 (137)

Yds/Punt Return

1948 AAFC 14.0 (4-- 84)
1949 AAFC 16.7 (2-- 20)
1951 NFL 8.8 (10)
Career 14.1 (1)

Kick & Punt Returns

1948 AAFC 32 (5)
1949 AAFC 32 (2)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1948 AAFC 521 (5)
1949 AAFC 598 (2)

Interceptions

1948 AAFC 5 (6)
1949 AAFC 9 (1-- 76)
1951 NFL 8 (5)
Career 34 (131)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1949 AAFC 152 (1)
1951 NFL 147 (2)
Career 475 (164)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1951 NFL 1 (4)
1955 NFL 1 (2)

Long Intercep. Return

1951 NFL 65 (3)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1949 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL/AAFC